Decision details

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1. Approves for consultation purposes the proposed revisions to the Accessible Hillingdon Supplementary Planning Document, and the associated Sustainability Appraisal, as contained in Appendices 1 and 2 of this report.

2. Instructs officers to undertake a six week consultation period with stakeholders in accordance with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement and to bring a report on the consultation response to a future Cabinet meeting.

Reasons for decision

The original Hillingdon Design and Accessibility Statement (HDAS) document ‘Accessible Hillingdon’, was compiled between July 2004 and 2005.  Since its adoption in July 2006, there had been considerable developments in good practice regarding accessibility issues. A revised document was written and reported to Cabinet in September 2008, however with the appointment of a new Access Officer, the document had been revised, to include more illustrations and a simplified text to make it easier to use. 

Cabinet approved the document and also the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal, which provided an indication of the current accessibility of the Borough’s buildings and a rigorous examination of the legislative, policy and data collection context for the document.

Alternative options considered and rejected

None

Officers to action:

Charmian Baker/Ali Kashmiri, Planning & Community Services